If you check a lot of the "how do I ship beer" posts. You will see a lot of responses like "i don't ship beer. I ship snow globes or olive oil or barbecue sauce." If the person asks you at fedex or ups what you are shipping you cant say beer. Most people make something up that includes glass and liquid.

But your best bet is ups or FedEx. Have her get a styrofoam 12 bottle wine bottle shipper and wrap the bottles up nicely inside. She can throw some electrical tape around the cop on the Pliny bottles. Oh and most importantly...share the bottles with your fellow BA-ers in Buffalo!

But your best bet is ups or FedEx. Have her get a styrofoam 12 bottle wine bottle shipper and wrap the bottles up nicely inside. She can throw some electrical tape around the cop on the Pliny bottles. Oh and most importantly...share the bottles with your fellow BA-ers in Buffalo!

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It is still against the law to ship alcohol through the USPS. Senate bill 1789, which was passed in the senate but died in the house, would have reformed the USPS as well as legalize the shipment of alcohol consistent with the laws of each state.

I suggest using Fedex. Create an account online that way you can print your labels at home or work and you can put your shipping info in, make you a recipient, and attach a credit card to the account. All your niece would have to do use pack the box, print the label, and drop it off and the cost can be billed to you ( this is how I have my sister ship me stuff)

I just shipped 5 bottles from Pa to CA. I wrapped in bubble wrap and put everything in a trash bag in case of leaks/breaks. Use a good amount of filler to pad the bottles and made sure no bottles could touch each other. It cost me $21 to ship 10 lbs of beer. All made it even with a few day layover in KS in below freezing temps. Fedex never asked what was in the box. I could not hear beer slosh around once packed. No tape on the necks.Not sure what that would help with besides add some minimal weight.

The bottles that are tough for me are Bruery bottles. They are always an inch to two inches underfilled and make a heavy sloshing sound. For those bottles I will throw some rice or pellets into a film cannister to offset the sound.